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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, second from right, welcomes Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi to the Pentagon, Feb. 3, 2010. Iraqi Ambassador Samir Shakir al-Sumaydi, second from left, accompanies al-Hashimi. U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joiint Chiefs of Staff, and Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy join Gates.

PENTAGON WELCOME

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, second from right, welcomes Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi to the Pentagon, Feb. 3, 2010. Iraqi Ambassador Samir Shakir al-Sumaydi, second from left, accompanies al-Hashimi. U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joiint Chiefs of Staff, and Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy join Gates.

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